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Letters Patent No. 80,559, dated August 4, 1868.

IMPROVED OIL FOR WOOL.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: v I

Be-it known that I, WILLIAM H. Moss, of the village of New Richxnond, in the county of Glermont, and State of Ohio, Home invented anew and 'nseful Compound Oil for the'Purpose of Greasing Wool in the manufactnre of woollen goods, and for use'in carding and spinning wool; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This compound oil is composed of the following ingredients in the following-stated proportions, to wit: Twen ty-five pounds of unslaked lime, twenty gallons of water, twenty gallons of lard oil.

The processpf mixture is as follows, to wit? The twenty-five pounds of unslaked lime are placed in a barrel or other vessel that will answer the purpose, and the twenty gallons of water are then added. The whole is then well stirred together and thoroughly mixed: It then is left to stand twelve hours without being stirred or shaken, whenthe clear-liquor is drawn oli'nnd the twenty gallonsof lard-oil added, and the compound oil is I ready for use, all of which ingredients are necessary to its manufacture.

This corhpoundoil can be made by manufacturers of woollen goods at nearly one-half the cost oi'v lard-oil, and is much more eflicient for the purpose of greasing wool,'and in carding and spinning the same, than pure lard-oil or any 'other oil now'known.

The lime in' this compoundis calcareous in its nature, and when mixed with the water and oil, as above set. forth, it becomes of the nature of alkali, and so, in fullingand scouring wool, it is cleaned much easier than any other oil, and at a saving of one-thirdof the soap required for other oils, and one-third the actual time and labor, makinga clear saving to the manufacturer, in all, of two-thirds or three-fourths more'than any other oil or oils now known, time, labor, and materials included;

This' compound oil being thoroughly tested against pure lard-oiltthe very best hnown) in greasing and carding and spinning wool,.it was found, on every trial, that the wool greased, carded, and spun by and with the use and helpof this compou-nd oil was far easier to cleanse, as before stated; it took colors more readily,

brighter, and more perfectly than a similar amount of wool greased, carded, and spun by and with the helpofa like quantityof pure lard-oil.

What I now claim as my own invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The preparation of a compound-oil, composed of the ingredients and in the proportions, and made in the way and manner, substantially as set forth above, for application to the use and manufacture of all kinds of woollen goods, and the greasing, carding, cleansing, and spinning ofall kinds of wool.

WILLIAM E; Moss.

Witnesses:

FRANK DAVIS, JOHN W. Lemur. 

